US agriculture breathed a collective sigh of relief on Sept. 15 as President Joe Biden announced that a tentative railway labor agreement was reached just hours before a strike was scheduled to begin.
One of Canada’s largest independent, family owned Halal meat processors, Amir Quality Meats Inc., recently acquired a Wellington Poultry Ltd. facility and associated supply.
This summer, retail shell egg prices reached record highs, piggybacking on dried, liquid and frozen egg product prices that had touched all-time highs a few months prior.
Apples may get a lot of the attention in the fresh fruit world when it comes to new and interesting varieties, but grapes are another category where innovation is par for the course.
Charlotte, N.C.-based Dole Food Co. is now a year-round supplier of grapes, with production in Mexico, California, Peru and Chile, said Bil Goldfield, the company’s director of corporate communications.